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Catena is a good brand across the board. Been wanting to try their pinot for some time

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Enjoying a nice VR Unicos with a 2013 JD Cab. Awesome cab and a pretty good cigar :D

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What’s a good sub $25 readily available very dry red to take out to dinner (Italian, prefer not an Italian wine tho haven’t had any that impressed me) full bodied, I normally drink either French Cotes du Rhone or CA/Washington Cabs. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!!

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Michel David Petit Syrah? I'd also suggest a Mourvedre/Monastrell.

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Where do you all get your wines?
I get mine mostly from wineries in the Carneros, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez, and Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Just because I get enough good wines from my tasting visits to keep my cellar full.
We also subscribe to the Naked Wines Club, which is hit or miss sometimes but well worth it. We get to try wines from everywhere and some are on the "keep buying" list.
There are some very good port wines there too.
There are some good wines in the Gold Country here as well. We are going camping up there this coming week and are sure to bring some back. If I survive the dirt bike riding. F'n 40s year olds like to kick my ass.

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First is the clearance bins at wine stores. Those are the best deals to be found. Torn label for discount? Yes please.

I frequent two local B&M's and sign up for their email first/only deals. They can sell a pallet of wine in a hour if priced right. I am one of those buyers.

Wine auctions. They're not what they use to be, but there are still deals to be had. Need to be one step ahead of wine trends so you are bidding on wines that aren't as competitive. Fair amount of research on price and quality needs to be considered. Many pay more in auction than just buying it at the store.

Online vendors. Handful of vendors I buy wine from and either ship right away or hold for cooler months to ship.

Private party. "I know a guy, who knows a guy who has some wine..." I am all ears and can keep my mouth shut on the details...

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Have recently discovered Wine Access which I like for the interesting selection and good prices.
You can get an initial discount if you use my referral:
http://share.wineaccess.com/v/julian_9

Also, wtso.com can have some interesting stuff.

KL Wines, Flickinger, wine.com, Vivino, NH liquor store, handful of winery clubs...

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Finishing a bottle of ‘18 Chateau du Pin, French Bordeaux. Paired well with my steak dinner, and a BBF after.

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Good wine? How is Winking Owl at Aldi for $2.90 a bottle?

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Not the worst, but I recommend the Chianti which is only 4.99, and is DOCG! Best wine deal going. ;)

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If anyone is looking for hot Napa wineries to get on board with now before they go crazy check out Realm and Seven Apart....fantastic wines

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If you are looking for deals on wine, sign up for Last Bottle Wines. I'd appreciate if you use the link here in the long shot someone here actually does sign up and buy a wine from them. I get a discount on a future purchase,.

I do order from them several times a year. Especially on their Champagne deals. Just order enough for the free shipping.

Last Bottle Wines Sign-up

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Good to hear from someone. I got on the Seven Apart list but the price point was hard to take based on a "we say it's good" ;)

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Had a couple bottles with a friend last night. 2014 Fritz Haag Riesling Kabinett and 2013 Quintarelli Rosso Ca’ del Merlo. Both really good. The Quintarelli took some time to open up. Lots of structure.

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Quintarelli is a top notch blue chip wine producer.

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The Seven Apart latest release "The Summit" sold out in an hour. Very small batch like two barrels

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Ordered some expedition …

With turkey tonight:

(Renato Ratti Barolo 1999)

Before that,
CHÂTEAU D'ESCLANS, Rosé, "Garrus", 2016

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You won't be sorry....phenom vino

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https://i.postimg.cc/kGKCBxSn/C25263...-FC3-CD8-C.jpg

It’s been a while since I’ve had either Tawny or Ruby, every time this happens after I take my first sip I ask myself “why did I ever stop drinking this regularly!”

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^^ Both solid picks for the money ^^ Six Grapes can age for decades if you want it to.

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Thanks Moses you taught me a ton about port through all your posts! Hope your having a great Holiday!

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You're welcome. Keep an eye out for Warre's 2008 LBV. Seems to be a current vintage at stores and a crazy value around $24.

Already has several years in the bottle. Seen it a few stores, so I assume that is what is being distributed. I picked up 6 bottles of it from Total Wine.

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Start with "Wine for dummies"...really, a great place to learn about varietals and regions

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Just FYI, he asked that question over 13 years ago. I've heard of taking time to give a thoughtful response, but wow!

:hy

;)

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Had a delicious Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2018 ... and of course now when I want to order more it's sold out since last week :(

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LOL...better late than never

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Drank a 16 cos over the weekend. Super young but this thing was rockin

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=9585

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cradle robber. I bet it was great. :banger

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I drank a 2005 bottle last week of December. That was boarder line too young and took 4 hours to open up. I can’t imagine how tight the 2016 was. Still incredible wine. I hope you enjoyed!

Just a heads up, tomorrow is Berserker day on http://www.wineberserker.com. One-day sale each year. Last year picked up some Ridge, DiCo, and some other juice. If you like wine, you’ll be able to find something.

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I have never ordered from them. Doesn't look like a traditional store. How does it work?

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It’s a forum. Owner puts together all the deals and there will be threads posted to buy directly from producers with discount codes. They’ve been doing it for 13 years now. Also some auctions happening as well. Definitely worth a look :2

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Realm is about to release their Spring wines.....can't wait....love their wines

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I did find more of this...



Haven't had a chance to try this. Now with upcoming gap in availability figure maybe I'll just wait.. :(


Just got shipments from Pride, Abreu, Seven Apart, Miner, Peju...

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Also, this is a really good wine - happy to recommend now that I've ordered more ;-)


https://www.wineaccess.com/catalog/2...-ab8ff10fc7b9/


Use this and you could get 5 bottles of it for $100...
http://share.wineaccess.com/v/julian_9

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Haven't tried, but sounds awesome. Going to take a look if someone local has it. Thanks for pick!

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Clos Cibonne rose... super good and intriguing because it's fairly different from most roses.

Took WSET L3 exam earlier this week - now just have to wait forever for the result, but pretty sure I did well.

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Here's a quick recommendation for xmas: 2020 Ex Post Facto syrah from california. 98 points by wine spectator and it's only $38 a bottle. Get it while it's hot :)

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Grabbed these for the holidays.
https://i.postimg.cc/3Jw6s13P/93532-...20-BA309-E.jpg

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^^ Some reliable producers ^^